The wonder of Hungary. Closer than you think.

"Every Friday afternoon beside the village bell tower, growers and artisans from the Őrség sell home-grown and handmade produce directly to visitors in one of Hungary's most ethnographically intact rural villages."

Szalafői termelői piac

"The annual village fair in Nagykörű, a cherry-orchard village on the Tisza plain, brings together local food producers, folk artisans, pálinka makers and folk dancers in a quintessentially unhurried Hungarian country fair."

Nagykörű Körű Village Fair

"A multi-day lakeside wine celebration in the small Balaton village of Vonyarcvashegy showcasing the characterful white wines of the Balaton-felvidék wine region with cellar-door tastings, vineyard storytelling and waterfront stalls."

Vonyarci Boros Forgatag

"Hungary's oldest multi-arts festival, running since 1989, transforms the tiny Balaton-upland villages of Kapolcs, Taliándörögd and Vigántpetend into a ten-day open-air cultural playground of folk music, theatre, crafts, and community celebration."

Művészetek Völgye

"A pop-up wine-yard festival in the Matra foothills at the Farkasmaly wine estate, combining local Matra-region producers, live music and gastronomy in a forested hillside setting above the Gyongyos valley."

Farkasmály Borudvar Pop-up Fesztivál

"The 30th edition of a beloved outdoor brass-band gathering on the Lake Balaton shore at Vonyarcvashegy, drawing ensembles in polished uniforms for a gleaming summer concert under Balaton sunshine."

Vonyarcvashegyi Fúvószenekari Találkozó

"A community folk-music and barn-dance gathering in the hidden Tisza-plain village of Nagykörű that keeps alive the Hungarian táncház tradition far from the tourist circuit, with live folk bands and open dancing."

Nagykörű Folk Music-Dance Meet and Barn Dance

"A five-day multi-arts festival held since 2008 across the tiny wine-country villages of Nagyharsány, Beremend and Villánykövesd, bringing theatre, concerts, exhibitions and workshops to the rolling vineyards of the Villány hills."

Ördögkatlan Fesztivál

"A ten-day chamber-music, jazz and theatre festival rooted for over three decades in Tokaj-Hegyalja's castle courtyards, gothic basilicas, wine-cellar terraces and village reformed churches from Sárospatak to Erdőhorváti."

Zempléni Fesztivál

"A unique dual-harvest festival in the Balaton village of Vonyarcvashegy that celebrates both wine grapes and table grapes side by side, with tastings, food stalls and music against the backdrop of the lake."

Bor- és Csemegeszőlő Fesztivál

"A gathering of hot-pepper growers and chilli enthusiasts on the scenic Danube Bend, where competitors bring fiery paprika varieties from across Hungary and beyond to be tasted, judged, and celebrated in this small riverside town opposite Visegrád."

Nagymarosi Csípős Fesztivál

"A cheerful Paloc village food festival in tiny Vanyarc built around sztrapacska (potato-dumpling) cooking competitions, folklore performances and a haluska-eating contest celebrating the Slovak-Hungarian culinary heritage of Nograd."

Vanyarci Haluskafesztivál

"Vonyarcvashegy's traditional village day and farewell fair marks the close of the Balaton summer season with crafts, local food and the warm communal spirit of a lakeside Hungarian búcsú."

Vonyarci Falunap és Búcsú

"Held in Kalocsa's historic Érsekkert park, this paprika-harvest celebration centres on a competitive paprika-dish cook-off, a Hungarian Grey cattle pörkölt contest, and folk-embroidery and folk-dance displays honouring the town's two Hungaricum designations: its fűszerpaprika spice and its distinctive painted folk art."

Kalocsai Paprika- és Gasztrofesztivál

"The Őrség's signature autumn festival puts the oilseed pumpkin at the centre of three days of traditional seed-oil pressing, pumpkin-lantern carving, folk concerts and craft markets spread across four villages in Hungary's most unspoilt national park."

XXII. Őrségi Tökfesztivál

"Hungary's flagship red-wine harvest festival, held since 1987 along Villány's historic cellar row, brings a costumed harvest procession, barrel-rolling, and open-cellar tastings of world-class Cabernet Franc and Portugieser through a village of just three thousand souls."

Villányi Vörösbor Fesztivál

"Hungary's oldest continuously running harvest festival, held since 1932 in the UNESCO World Heritage wine town of Tokaj, features a costumed harvest procession, a ceremonial grape-merging ritual by regional mayors, and cellar-row tastings of Furmint and Aszú."

Tokaj-hegyaljai Szüreti Napok

"On the UNESCO World Heritage puszta, the ancient St Demetrius-day cattle-driving ceremony sees grey cattle herded to winter pastures past the Nine-Arch Bridge, coinciding with the mass autumn migration of tens of thousands of common cranes over the Hortobágy marshes."

Hortobágy Behajtás és Darufesztivál

"A UNESCO-listed Shrovetide carnival in the small Danube-side town of Mohács where the Šokac community's hand-carved wooden-mask busó figures parade through the streets, ring cowbells, cross the Danube by boat, and burn a winter coffin on the riverbank to ritually chase away the cold season."

Mohácsi Busójárás

"In the UNESCO World Heritage Palóc village of Hollókő, Easter weekend brings the locsolkodás water-sprinkling custom to life with villagers in full traditional Palóc dress, folk singing and dance, egg-painting workshops, and Palóc regional cuisine served from the cobblestoned Old Village (Ófalu)."

Hollókői Húsvéti Fesztivál

"A three-day wine festival held in Sárospatak's atmospheric Saint Elizabeth Street, where cellars open beside the Rákóczi castle walls and winemakers from across Tokaj-Hegyalja compete and pour in a vine-canopied riverside setting."

Sárospataki Borfesztivál

"A midsummer weekend celebration in Villány's wine-village rendezvénytér dedicated entirely to the rosé wines of the Villány wine region, paired with local gastronomy and live concerts along the cellar row."

Villányi Rozé Fesztivál

"The Őrség's premier pottery gathering assembles master potters from across Hungary in a village famous for its living ceramics tradition, with wheel-throwing demonstrations, specialist talks and a craft market in the Veleméri valley."

XXV. Fazekas Napok